Cigarette.



J. KATTAR.

CIGARETTE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 7, 1913.

1,073,422, Patented Sept. 16, 1913.

WQiXwaasi JASMIN KA'ITAR, or NEW YORK, N." Y.

CIGARETTE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 16, 1913.

Application filed March 7, 1913. Serial No. 752,636.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, JASMIN KAT'rAR, a subject of the Sultan of Turkey, residlng 1n the borough of Manhattan, city, county, and State of New York, have invented certam new and useful Improvements in Cigarettes,

I of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to cigarettes made with a long-fiber tobacco filling, such as those known as Turkish cigarettes in which comparatively long shreds of tobacco are arranged longitudinally, forming a compact mass within the wrapper, the allneinent and tenacity of the fibers admitting of the protrusion of the filling slightly beyond the ends of the wrapper. This protruslon of the tobacco fiber beyond the ends of the wrapper is desirable in'that it renders the roll orstick at the ends slightly less compact in texture than that which is dlrectly within the wrapper, thus facilltating the ignition of the tobacco at one end, and allowing the products of combustion passmg through the other end to expand and cool somewhat before entering the mouth of the smoker. That is to'say the smoke is less c'oncentrated, and less liable to burn the tongue of the smoker, and is claimed by physicians to be less injurious to the health than when inhaled in a concentrated condition.

My invention consists essentially in forming a cigarette of this type with two slidable sleeves or tubes which protect the tobacco fibers protruding from the ends of the wrapper until the cigarette is desired for actual consumption, when one of the sleeves is used as a mouthpiece and the other as a slidable holder or finger piece intermediate between the mouth piece and the burning end of the cigarette, as hereinafter described and claimed specifically.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1, is a view of one of the broad sides of my cigarette showing the same with the sleeves as positioned on the wrapper during the filling thereof, &c.; Fig. 2, is a similar view showing the cigarette with the sleeves on the wrapper slid out over the otherwise loose ends of the tobacco fiber for the purpose of protecting the same during packing, transportation andso forth; Fig. 3, is an edge view of my cigarette illustrating the use of the sleeves during the consumption of the cigarette; Fig. 4, 1s an end view of the cigarette, showing its elliptical form in cross section.

positioned therein it As before stated the tobacco at, for this class of cigarette is of comparatively long fiber or texture and is arranged longitudinally within the wrapper w, in the usual manner except that the roll or stick of filler is longer than the wrapper, so that when protrudes for approximately say, three eighths of an inch at either end of the wrapper as shown more particularly in Fig. 1. The wrapper w, is made of clgarette paper or any other suitable material, and the presence of the sleeves s, 8, thereon as in Fig. 1, reinforces it, particularly the receiving end during the filling operation (in which the roll or stick of tobacco is inserted longitudinally in the prepared wrapper tube) as well as subsequently during manipulation, storage, transportation and use. Thus, after the filling operation the sleeves s, s, are slid over the ends of the wrapper and over the otherwise protruding tobacco fiber, where they shield the latter, as shown in Fig. 2, while strengthening and reinforcing the wrapper as just intimated. In this condition the cigarette may be safely manipulated, packed and transported, until desired for actual use.

When so desired one of the sleeves s, is slid over onto the body of the wrapper to form a medial finger piece Fig. 3, while the other sleeve 8, is utilized as a mouth-piece. For this reason the sleeves are preferably made water or moisture proof, to protect the tobacco and wrapper against the moisture of the lips as well as from the perspiration of the fingers. In this connection obviously the medial sleeve or holder .9, keeps the cigarettes clean and intact, protecting the wrapper and its contents from' contamination by hand, and affording a sanitary means for holding and manipulating the cigarette without imparting thereto any deleterious extraneous substances with which it might otherwise become contaminated by contact with unclean fingers. Furthermore the medial sleeve or holder 8, protects the fingers of the user against burnor stain, heretofore so prevalent among habitual smokers of cigarettes. As the cigarette is shortened by consumption the medial sleeve is moved back and is finally'used to displace'and succeed the other sleeve as a mouth piece, so that the remnant of the cigaretteis not disturbed, but may be smoked down close to this secondary mouth piece, thereby economizing and utilizas illustrated in ing the value of the tobacco to the fullest possible extent.

The sleeves s, are preferably made of thicker and tougher material than the wrapper 'w, and while they fit the latter snugly so as to hug and reinforce the same, they still admit of a slight degree of looseness and spreading of the tobacco fibers protruding from the ends of the Wrapper, sufliciently so as to allow the products of combustion to expand and cool slightly Within the mouth-piece prior to inhalation by the smoker, thereby rendering the smoke more agreeable and less deleterious.

The sliding of the holder sleeve to a medial position on the cigarette leaves the end of the cigarette to be lighted free and exposed with the protruding tobacco fiber loose and in the best possible condition to insure thorough and even ignition, and hence a uniform consumption or reduction of the tobacco filler and wrapper.

My cigarette is preferably, although not necessarily, made elli tical in cross section, for convenience in ngering, and also to prevent the sleeves from rotating on the .wrapper.

What I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent is,

1. A cigarette comprising a wrapper, a relatively long-fibered tobacco filler protruding from 'both ends of said Wrapper, and two slidable sleeves positioned on said Wrapper and adapted to be utilized primarily to protect the protruding tobacco fiber at the ends of the wrapper and then to be utilized as holder and mouthpiece, as herein set forth.

2. A cigarette comprising a wrapper, a relatively long-fibered tobacco filler protruding from both ends of said wrapper, and two moisture proofslidable sleeves positioned on said Wrapper and adapted to be utilized primarily to protect the protruding tobacco fiber at the ends of the Wrapper and then to be utilized as holder and mouthpiece as herein set forth.

3. A cigarette elliptical shaped in cross section and comprising a Wrapper, a relatively long-fibered tobacco filler protruding from both ends of said Wrapper, and'two slidable sleeves positioned on saidwrapper and adapted to be utilized primarily toprotect the protruding tobacco fiber at the ends of the Wrapper and then to be utilized as holder and mouth-piece, as herein set forth.

ms JASMIN X KATTAR.

. mark \Vi tnesses GEO. WM. MIATT,

' LILLIA MIATT. 

